"Steve McDonald" <bigrocketman3@webtv.net>

wrote in message news:2069-3FFFF88F-70@storefull-3111.bay.webtv.net...

> I never breathe on a lens, as what I exhale is so filled with foul

> pollutants, that it is very difficult to clean it afterwards.

[...]

The trick is to breath upwards onto the lens surface

(this reduces "spit marks" - the silvery remains of

spit). The other trick is to wash hands in detergent

before cleaning is attempted (to keep oils from reaching

the glass surface). And, NEVER get silicone near a

glass surface!

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com